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Exodus 5

WYC 1
After these things Moses and Aaron entered, and said to Pharaoh, The Lord God of Israel saith these things, Deliver thou my people, that it make sacrifice to me in desert (The Lord God of Israel saith these things, Let my people go, so that they can hold a Feast unto me in the wilderness).
NIV 1
Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.' "
WYC 2
And Pharaoh answered, Who is the Lord, that I hear his voice, and deliver Israel? I know not the Lord, and I shall not deliver Israel. (And Pharaoh answered, Who is the Lord, that I should listen to him, and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.)
NIV 2
Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go."
WYC 3
They said, [The] God of Hebrews called us, that we go the way of three days into wilderness, and that we make sacrifice to our Lord God, lest peradventure pestilence, or sword, befall to us. (And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath told us that we should make journey for three days into the wilderness, and that we should offer our sacrifices to the Lord our God, lest pestilence, or the sword, befall us.)
NIV 3
Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a three-day journey into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God, or he may strike us with plagues or with the sword."
WYC 4
(And) The king of Egypt said to them, Moses and Aaron, why stir ye (up) the people from their works? Go ye to your charges (Get back to your work!).
NIV 4
But the king of Egypt said, "Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor? Get back to your work!"
WYC 5
And Pharaoh said, The people of the land is much; ye see that the company hath increased; how much more shall it increase, if ye shall give to them rest from works. (And Pharaoh said, There be many of thy people in this land; ye see how they have increased; how much more shall they increase, if ye shall get them rest from their work.)
NIV 5
Then Pharaoh said, "Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working."
WYC 6
Therefore Pharaoh commanded in that day to the masters of works (And so that day Pharaoh commanded to the taskmasters), and to the rent gatherers of the people, and said,
NIV 6
That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and foremen in charge of the people:
WYC 7
Ye shall no more give straw to the people, to make tilestones, as ye have done before; but go they, and gather stubble; (No more shall ye give straw to the people, to make the bricks, as ye have done before; but let them go, and gather the stubble themselves;)
NIV 7
"You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw.
WYC 8
and ye shall set on them the measure of tilestones, which they made before (but ye shall still require from them the same number of bricks, which they made before), neither ye shall abate anything; for they be idle, and therefore they cry (out), and say, Go we, and make we sacrifice(s) to our God;
NIV 8
But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don't reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.'
WYC 9
be they oppressed by works, and fulfill they those (let them be oppressed by their work, and make them complete it), (so) that they assent not to false words.
NIV 9
Make the work harder for the men so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies."
WYC 10
Therefore the masters of the works and the rent gatherers went out to the people, and said, Thus saith Pharaoh, I give not to you straw (I shall not give you any more straw);
NIV 10
Then the slave drivers and the foremen went out and said to the people, "This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will not give you any more straw.
WYC 11
go ye, and gather ye (it yourselves), if ye may find (it) any where; neither anything shall be decreased of your work (but your daily quota shall not be decreased).
NIV 11
Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced at all.' "
WYC 12
And the people was scattered by all the land of Egypt to gather straw. (And so the people scattered out into all the land of Egypt to gather straw.)
NIV 12
So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw.
WYC 13
And the masters of the works were busy, and said, Fulfill ye your work each day, as ye were wont to do (before), when the straw was given to you.
NIV 13
The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, "Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw."
WYC 14
And they, that were (the) masters of the works of the sons of Israel, were beaten of the rent gatherers of Pharaoh, that said, Why fulfilled ye not the measure of tilestones, as ye did before, neither yesterday, neither today? (And they, who were the taskmasters of the Israelites, were beaten by Pharaoh's rent gatherers, who said to them, Why have ye not made the same number of bricks as ye did before, not yesterday, nor today?)
NIV 14
The Israelite foremen appointed by Pharaoh's slave drivers were beaten and were asked, "Why didn't you meet your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?"
WYC 15
And the sovereigns of the children of Israel came (And the taskmasters of the Israelites came), and cried to Pharaoh, and said, Why doest thou so against thy servants?
NIV 15
Then the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh: "Why have you treated your servants this way?
WYC 16
Straw is not given to us, and tilestones be commanded in like manner (Straw is not given to us, but yet the same number of bricks be required from us as before). Lo! we thy servants be beaten with scourges, and it is done unjustly against thy people.
NIV 16
Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told, 'Make bricks!' Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people."
WYC 17
(But) Pharaoh said, Ye give attention to idleness, and therefore ye say, Go we, and make we sacrifice(s) to the Lord;
NIV 17
Pharaoh said, "Lazy, that's what you are--lazy! That is why you keep saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'
WYC 18
therefore go ye (now), and (get to) work; (for) straw shall not be given to you, and ye shall yield the customable number of tilestones (but ye shall yield the same, or the customary, number of bricks, as before).
NIV 18
Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks."
WYC 19
And the sovereigns of the children of Israel saw themselves in evil, for it was said to them, Nothing shall be decreased of tilestones by all days. (And the taskmasters of the Israelites saw themselves in an evil situation, for it was said to them, The number of bricks that ye must produce each day will not be decreased.)
NIV 19
The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, "You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day."
WYC 20
And they coming out from Pharaoh, met Moses and Aaron, that stood even there against (who were standing there, waiting for them),
NIV 20
When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,
WYC 21
and they said to them, The Lord see, and deem (thee), for ye have made our odour, or fame, (to) stink before Pharaoh, and his servants, that is, ye have made us abominable and hateful (to them); and ye have given to him a sword, that he should slay us (with).
NIV 21
and they said, "May the LORD look upon you and judge you! You have made us a stench to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us."
WYC 22
And Moses turned again to the Lord, and said, Lord, why hast thou tormented this people? why sentest thou me?
NIV 22
Moses returned to the LORD and said, "O Lord, why have you brought trouble upon this people? Is this why you sent me?
WYC 23
For since I entered to Pharaoh, that I should speak in thy name, thou hast tormented thy people, and hast not delivered them. (For since I went in to speak in thy name to Pharaoh, he hath tormented thy people, and thou hast not rescued them.)
NIV 23
Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble upon this people, and you have not rescued your people at all."

New International Version

Exodus 5

NIV 1
Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.' "
NIV 2
Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD and I will not let Israel go."
NIV 3
Then they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a three-day journey into the desert to offer sacrifices to the LORD our God, or he may strike us with plagues or with the sword."
NIV 4
But the king of Egypt said, "Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor? Get back to your work!"
NIV 5
Then Pharaoh said, "Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working."
NIV 6
That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and foremen in charge of the people:
NIV 7
"You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw.
NIV 8
But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don't reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.'
NIV 9
Make the work harder for the men so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies."
NIV 10
Then the slave drivers and the foremen went out and said to the people, "This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will not give you any more straw.
NIV 11
Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced at all.' "
NIV 12
So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw.
NIV 13
The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, "Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw."
NIV 14
The Israelite foremen appointed by Pharaoh's slave drivers were beaten and were asked, "Why didn't you meet your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?"
NIV 15
Then the Israelite foremen went and appealed to Pharaoh: "Why have you treated your servants this way?
NIV 16
Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told, 'Make bricks!' Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people."
NIV 17
Pharaoh said, "Lazy, that's what you are--lazy! That is why you keep saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'
NIV 18
Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks."
NIV 19
The Israelite foremen realized they were in trouble when they were told, "You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day."
NIV 20
When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them,
NIV 21
and they said, "May the LORD look upon you and judge you! You have made us a stench to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us."
NIV 22
Moses returned to the LORD and said, "O Lord, why have you brought trouble upon this people? Is this why you sent me?
NIV 23
Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble upon this people, and you have not rescued your people at all."